In a decision that could allow some of them to compete in the Winter Olympics, the top sports court ruled there was "insufficient" evidence that the athletes had benefited from a system of state-sponsored doping at the last Winter Games, hosted by Russian Federation.

Eleven other athletes were confirmed to have committed doping offences although CAS said it had reduced their lifetime Olympic bans to a suspension from this year's Games.

The IOC in December also banned Russian Federation from the Olympics in Pyeongchang, citing its "unprecedented systematic manipulation" of the Olympic anti-doping system. The IOC still has to approve the decision regarding the medals.

In making its decision, the CAS also reinstated the results of the athletes in Sochi.

A North Korean delegation consisting of officials and athletes competing in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics arrived aboard a South Korean chartered plane on Thursday, according to a pool report.

"We are glad for those athletes who were supported by the sports arbitration panel but not all 100 percent of them were exonerated", Putin said.

Responding to the verdict of sport's top court, the International Olympic Committee denied that all of the 28 athletes who won their cases would be allowed to compete in the PyeongChang Olympics, which opens next week.

The ruling provided "a very small measure of punishment for some athletes but a complete "get-out-of-jail-free card" for most", lawyer Jim Walden said. That process involved two International Olympic Committee panels assessing hundreds of Russians athletes for suspicions of doping.

At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a total of 2,925 athletes from 92 countries will compete for a record 102 gold medals.

Russian athletes won't be allowed to display the flag in Pyeongchang, or accept Russian flags offered by fans.

The laboratory's director, Grigory Rodchenkov, has been the key whistleblower at the heart of the scandal, telling investigators he'd overseen the program, providing emails, laboratory records and contemporaneous notes to show senior Russian officials were aware of the program.

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The North has shown rapid progress toward its goal of developing a nuclear weapon that could reach the USA mainland. Mattis said he planned to talk with Harris Thursday evening after arriving and again today and then meet with Song.

It's likely that the Patriots keep expressing optimism for Gronk's return to the lineup for Super Bowl LII against Philadelphia. So it obviously hurts when he's not out there for a lot of reasons, but he's doing the best he can do and we're all hopeful".

Crude oil prices seeped into negative territory early Wednesday amid expectations of a build in USA crude oil inventories. As a result, the slowdown in US exports could create an additional factor sup-porting fuel prices in the short term.

But the performance raises the question of how many left speechless in the audience would still gladly collaborate with Dr. Her single Praying had been her first release in four years and served as a tribute to the hard times she had overcome.

With every sector eyeing on Jaitley's magical briefcase, experts believe that the budget would be focussed on rural economy. The government has already announced a major plan for recapitalization of Rs 2.11 lakh crore.

The S&P 500 posted 126 new 52-week highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 153 new highs and 29 new lows. The CBOE Volatility Index, the main gauge to measure fears of a near-term drop, was 12.98, its highest since December 1.

The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president has not yet seen the removal of Jacob Zuma as ANC president. The ruling party stated that although plans are underway to remove Zuma, no date have been fixed yet.

In the budget documents, seen by The Verge , all financial support from the United States could be terminated by 2025. NASA did not comment on the leaked budget proposal but said that the partnership between NASA and the ISS continues.

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